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We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I: A Palestinian Memoir (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781635423648)
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xFinalist for the National Book Award and Los Angeles Times Book Prize
An NPR Best Book of the Year A subtle psychological portrait of the author's relationship with his father during the twentieth-century battle for Palestinian human rights. Aziz Shehadeh was many things: lawyer, activist, and political detainee, he was also the father of bestselling author and activist Raja. In this new and searingly personal memoir, Raja Shehadeh unpicks the snags and complexities of their relationship. A vocal and fearless opponent, Aziz resists under the British mandatory period, then under Jordan, and, finally, under Israel. As a young man, Raja fails to recognize his father's courage and, in turn, his father does not appreciate Raja's own efforts in campaigning for Palestinian human rights. When Aziz is murdered in 1985, it changes Raja irrevocably. This is not only the story of the battle against the various oppressors of the Palestinians, but a moving portrait of a particular father and son relationship.
Author: Raja Shehadeh
ISBN-10: 1635423643
ISBN-13: 9781635423648
Publisher: Other Press (NY)
Language: English
Published: 03/28/2023
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.85w x 0.70d
Award: National Book Awards - Finalist
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/09/2023
Booklist 02/01/2023 pg. 16
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2023
An NPR Best Book of the Year A subtle psychological portrait of the author's relationship with his father during the twentieth-century battle for Palestinian human rights. Aziz Shehadeh was many things: lawyer, activist, and political detainee, he was also the father of bestselling author and activist Raja. In this new and searingly personal memoir, Raja Shehadeh unpicks the snags and complexities of their relationship. A vocal and fearless opponent, Aziz resists under the British mandatory period, then under Jordan, and, finally, under Israel. As a young man, Raja fails to recognize his father's courage and, in turn, his father does not appreciate Raja's own efforts in campaigning for Palestinian human rights. When Aziz is murdered in 1985, it changes Raja irrevocably. This is not only the story of the battle against the various oppressors of the Palestinians, but a moving portrait of a particular father and son relationship.
Author: Raja Shehadeh
ISBN-10: 1635423643
ISBN-13: 9781635423648
Publisher: Other Press (NY)
Language: English
Published: 03/28/2023
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.85w x 0.70d
Award: National Book Awards - Finalist
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/09/2023
Booklist 02/01/2023 pg. 16
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2023
By Raja Shehadeh
xRaja Shehadeh is one of Palestine's leading writers. He is also a lawyer and the founder of the pioneering Palestinian human rights organization Al-Haq. Shehadeh is the author of several acclaimed books including Strangers in the House, Occupation Diaries, Palestinian Walks, which won the prestigious Orwell Prize, and We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I (Other Press, 2023), which was a finalist for the National Book Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.
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